Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (KT3 4EB) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 298.3% higher than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (KT3 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —

Data Sources

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